Soy snacks never sounded so good

by Mir | Jan 21, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

Back when I was in college (fifty million years ago…), soy was one of those foods that only hippies ate. Because it was hard to find, expensive, and often tasted awful. But you could hug a tree while eating it, so there was that. Nowadays, soy is much more...

So you wanna go Blu-ray

by Mir | Jan 20, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Me, I don’t need the latest technology to be happy. But some folks do, and even those folks probably had a coronary when they realized how much Blu-ray players typically cost. Ouch. The good news is that one of the best of the bunch is currently on sale at...

If you missed Band of Brothers last time

by Mir | Jan 20, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

Today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal is Band of Brothers on Blu-ray for just $34.99 shipped. Any given Band of Brothers disc pretty much requires that I have an entire box of Kleenex handy, but my husband can’t seem to get enough of it. This set is a must-have for...

Have a historic donut

by Mir | Jan 20, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

I’ve been glued to CNN all morning. What a day today is, no matter your political affiliation. In honor of the Inauguration, Krispy Kreme is offering free donuts to celebrate. I don’t know that one free donut of your choosing is really an appropriate way...

New markdowns, not bricks

by Mir | Jan 20, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

I keep trying to get my kids to walk around with bricks on their heads so that they won’t outgrow their clothes so quickly. They just laugh at me and say things like “I can’t help it,” and now I have plenty of pavers for the garden, but still...